Citywide Master Plans
The 2022 Water Systems Master Plan (WSMP) includes the City’s three (3) water systems: Non-Potable Water (NPW), Potable Water (PW), and Recycled Water (RW) Systems. The most critical outcome of the 2022 WSMP is the development of comprehensive five-year and twenty-year capital improvement program (CIP) recommendations to improve distribution efficiency, reduce non-revenue water, and accommodate growth within the City water service areas.
The ultimate goal for all three (3) water production and distribution systems is to ensure long-range sustainability for each of these water resources. The City intends to use recommendations developed and identified through this Master Planning process to reduce non-revenue water in each system, maximize the use of non-potable wells to extract contaminants from groundwater resources, and eventually hopes to serve all significant users with non-potable and/or recycled water for landscape irrigation and industrial uses.
The 2021 Wastewater Master Plan evaluates the operation and capacity of the existing wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment plant within the City of Redlands and makes recommendations for future system improvement.
Wastewater Master Plan addresses the following key objectives:
- Develop a new collection system hydraulic model based on current flow and wastewater facilities data and confirm existing and future dry and wet weather capacity
- Perform a high-level capacity analysis and process evaluation on the City’s wastewater treatment plant.
- Develop project costs and prioritize recommended capital improvement projects.
The Sustainable Mobility Plan (SMP) promotes citywide walking, biking, and transit connections for all residents, including communities that currently have limited access and choices. The SMP outlines a strategy that includes balancing street design for use by people, cars, bicyclists, children, seniors, and bus/rail users.
The SMP coordinates with other City plans such as the Bicycle Master Plan, the Orange Blossom Trail Plan, Transit Villages Specific Plan, and will help implement the environmental goals in the Climate Action Plan. This Plan will expand the range of transportation options for residents, improve equity for disadvantaged communities, and ensure interconnectivity between key destinations and public transit routes.
The Goals of the Sustainable Mobility Plan:
- Expand options for active transportation in Redlands
- Build a safer multi-modal network
- Provide greater access to currently undeserved communities
- Encourage more sustainable transportation patterns
- Improve public health
The City of Redlands Master Plan of Storm Drainage covers the City and adjacent areas that are tributary to the major regional flood control facilities that traverse through the City. The purpose of the Master Plan is to:
- Provide comprehensive long-range planning for the implementation and development of drainage facility improvements in the area,
- Determine the cost of implementing the facilities, and
- Discuss funding priorities of the improvements.
Since the City of Redlands does not have a Design Manual for Drainage Facilities, the County of San Bernardino standards were used as a basis for the criteria used in this Master Plan of Drainage.
Drainage Master Plan 2014 click here
Technical Appendices
Appendix A: Hydrology (CD)
A.1 – Rational Method County Files (AMC II) – 100-, 25-, 10-year
A.2 – Rational Method County “Modified” Files – 100-, 25-, 10-year
A.3 – Opal Basin Hydrology (AMC II) 100-year
A.4 – Downtown Area Hydrology
Appendix B: Hydraulics
B.1 – WSPGW Hydraulic Calculations (Main Storm Drain Lines) – Exist. Capacity
B.1 – WSPGW Hydraulic Calculations (Main Storm Drain Lines) – Proposed
B.2 – Normal Depth Calculations (Collector Storm Drains)
B.3 – Flooded Width Analysis (Excel)
B.4 – XP-SWMM Analysis
Appendix C: Cost Estimates
C.1 – Detailed Cost Spreadsheets
C.2 – Costs Per Watershed
Appendix D: Storm Drain Priority Rankings
Priority Rankings
Appendix E: Green Initiatives
Green Initiatives
Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department have updated a citywide Pavement Management Program (PMP 2020). In developing this program, the physical condition of City street surfaces were evaluated, rated, and the projected life cycle determined. The PMP further identifies a schedule for maintenance and reconstruction of City streets at the appropriate time in order to extend their overall life-expectancy in the most efficient and economical manner. In addition, the PMP establishes a comprehensive process to prioritize rehabilitation of the City’s roadway system and will be used as a powerful tool in the decision-making process in order to best utilize the City’s available financial resources.
Other advantages of this program include:
- Improving the quality of the City’s streets in a fiscally responsible manner;
- Implementing a plan that considers both immediate and long-term needs;
- Promoting transparency by educating public on the decision-making process involving selection and utilization of street improvement funds throughout the City.
The City of Redlands is considering a street light conversion program for the installation and monitoring of Light Emitting Diode (LED) street lights. The interest for such a program is based on the recent studies performed by various cities including the City of Los Angeles who have evaluated various LED products on several public roads within their respective city limits. As a result the city of Redlands Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department (MUED) has researched LED lighting programs with seven cities within the United States. The research included the funding sources used, the cost/benefit of the program, testing protocol of the LEDs, and manufacturers used. Several of those LED manufacterers have also been contacted to acquire pricing and availability of their LED products. The purpose of this research is to assist Redlands City Council and other local officials with determining the feasibility and desirability of funding an LED street light conversion program.
This report is in-part limited to the volume of response received from those agencies that were contacted. Inquiries were sent to seven agencies with six agencies responding. The level of responsiveness varied and not all questions have been answered by all agencies. Those agencies that provided information to be considered for this report are; Raleigh, NC.; Austin, TX.; Los Angeles, CA.; Valdez, AK.; and Chula Vista, CA.
Street Light Upgrade Program-Energy Efficient LED Street Lighting Conversion Study:
The City of Redlands Residential District Traffic Management Study for Traffic Calming has been developed to assist City Officials in identifying neighborhood traffic calming measures that can serve to alleviate local neighborhood concerns. Final traffic calming measures must be reviewed by the City’s Traffic and Parking Commission and approved by the City Council. The level of traffic control measures which may be implemented is subject to available funding.